On the top of the mountain, the ashes of dozens of vampire beasts could not stop the footsteps of several knights.
"Is this road so unsafe?" Ryan put away his war hammer and looked at the ashes on the ground, feeling secretly frightened.
Francois is known as the "Enemy of the Dead", and at first Ryan thought it was because of the huge victory he had won.
Now it seems that it is not the case at all. For Francois, "Enemy of the Undead" is not an honorary title, but the best description of his ability. The dazzling light emitted from his body is a deadly weapon against dark creatures.
.
Including undead, including chaotic creatures.
At first, Ryan had thought that he had the Imperial Guard sent by the Emperor and the protection of his brother Angron, so he could look down on the strong men in this world.
In fact, this world is very special. Whether it is the strength of the Emperor's Imperial Guard or Angron's strength, they have been suppressed to some extent, including when the Emperor came in person, in order not to attract the attention of the evil god, he
Can't even use it at full strength.
The strength shown by Francois was only slightly weaker than the Emperor's Imperial Guard.
There are only a handful of Holy Grail knights with Francois's strength in the Kingdom of Knights. It is estimated that there are no more than five. However, this still sounded the alarm for Ryan. Although there is a big gap in low-end combat power in this world, it is also at the highest end.
In terms of combat effectiveness, there may not be much difference.
For example, Arkhan, the Lich King who has dominated the world for thousands of years, was able to escape from the hands of the Emperor. Although the Emperor was unwilling to use all his strength, it still shows that the Lich King was able to cast spells to escape in an instant.
question.
Francois didn't know that there were many thoughts in Ryan's mind. The Duke put away the Unicorn Sword and sighed: "As long as the Eternal Dragon Rock Castle deep in the Gray Lady's Road is not removed for one day, these black creatures will
We are always on the mountain road. Not every pedestrian has our strength, so this road is still too dangerous."
"Don't Lord Casfan have the ability to destroy the Eternal Dragon Rock?" Julius asked his father.
"No." Francois shook his head. The Duke himself seemed to have no intention of continuing on this issue: "Let's move forward quickly and go down the mountain along this road. We can reach Uberserik tomorrow."
"yes!"
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At the same time, in the town of Glenel, Casfan was also standing on the high point of the mountain road. He stared at the stretching army under the mountain. The Duke himself was very ambitious. The news of his declaration of war on the empire spread from the mountains to the coast.
The plateau reached the river mouth, and hundreds of knights-errant gathered at his call, not too many, but enough.
The young knights errant had great expectations for this war. They praised the Fairy of the Lake, and their young faces were filled with the enthusiasm of the expedition. Most of the knights opened their helmets, revealing their young faces and colorful hoods.
The robes and various family crests are like a huge picture scroll, rolling slowly on the mountain road.
Together with the newly joined knights errant, the number of knights has skyrocketed to more than two thousand. Together with Casfan's own army, the Duke firmly believes that this army of fifteen thousand will wipe out everything.
Kasfann is almost fifty years old. Although his age is still young for a legendary strongman, the Duke himself has long been aging in his heart. His years of quarrels with his wife, the annual deficit in the territory and the friction with the empire have made him
He was in agony, wrinkles were engraved on the corners of his eyes early on, and the gray on his temples showed that he was already exhausted mentally and physically.
After the negotiation with the Empire broke down, Kasfann finally gave up the entanglement with the Empire, and he decided to use force to resolve the differences.
There was thunder on the horizon and dark clouds shrouded the sky, which meant it was going to snow again.
"My Duke, look at the weather, maybe it will snow in the next few days." The Duke's lieutenant, Earl Canel, caught up with him on horseback: "Is it too hasty to march at this time?"
"No, there is no rush, we must be in a hurry." Casfan shook his head calmly, and expressed his judgment: "In this war against the empire, we are the offensive party, and the empire is the defensive party. As long as we
If we don't move, the empire can just wait and work and actively defend. The longer it takes, the more disadvantageous it will be for us. We must climb over the gray before Karl Franz and his imperial army can completely improve the defense of several important strongholds and Helmgart.
Mountains, otherwise the Empire's artillery and strong military formations will give us enough suffering."
"Wise decision, my Duke." The lieutenant general was convinced by the Duke's judgment.
"Hurry up, we will arrive in Uberserik before the end of January!"
"yes!"
"Also, I don't want to hear any news about robbing and killing compatriots during the march. Our opponents this time are human compatriots, not those nasty greenskins and evil chaos creatures!"
"This is a lady's teaching, knights understand."
The marching knights did not notice that deep in the clouds as far as they could see, there was a black spot moving slowly in the sky.
It was a huge griffin, probably the largest griffin ever seen in the Old World. The griffin was wearing bright armor, and on its chest was the golden griffin coat of arms of the Franz-Friedrich family.
The Emperor of the Human Empire, Karl Franz, was conducting reconnaissance in the sky with his warhammer Gael Maraz. His mount "Death Claw" broke through the clouds and soared in the cold wind. The emperor was wearing the savior Luther.
The "Silver Seal" plate armor, the treasure left by Vichy, is holding Gael Maraz, the symbol of the Emperor of the People, and hanging from the waist is the Holy Sword of the Elector of Reikland, flying through the clouds.
"Casfan's movements are quite fast. My staff originally estimated that he would not leave until February." The emperor murmured to himself, holding a monocular in his hand. This is the project of the Nuer Gun Factory.
A masterpiece from a master.
It was the emperor's own idea to go out to investigate in person. Although the imperial generals and his courtiers strongly opposed the emperor's personal investigation, Karl Franz still defied all opinions and decided to go out to investigate in person as the emperor. His reason was also
Very sufficient.
In such a cold rainy and snowy weather, not even Pegasus could soar high in the sky above the Gray Mountains. Only the Emperor's mount Deathclaw could do it. There was no hippogryph in Casfan's army, so the Emperor could not do it.
You can investigate with confidence.
"Let's go, Deathclaw, go back." Karl Franz turned around and returned after confirming the size of the enemy and the approximate number of knights.
Passing through the peaks of the Gray Mountains, through the clouds on the high mountains, across the sparse alpine grasslands, past pastures, and past countless villages and farms in the prosperous Reik territory, Karl Franz arrived at Helmgart.
Right here, tens of thousands of imperial troops are gathering, groups of Reik Guards, hundreds and a half gryphon knights of the Gryphon Knights, musketry battalions from Brunswick and the pioneer squire brigade of the Nuer Armored Army,
Cannon Squadron, Hellstorm Rocket Battalion, the most elite Great Swordsman Legion from Kronburg, Braunschweig's Griffin Great Swordsman Legion, Reikland's 1st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Step
Regiment, 1st Company of Brunswick Halberds, 3rd Company...
The Empire's Royal Wizards, led by the Empire's great alchemist Belshazer-Gelt, also came to Helmgart and were on standby, preparing to face Duke Casfan's army.
The Reikland under the direct jurisdiction of the emperor will always have the most elite troops and the most sophisticated weapons and equipment in the empire. In this dark age, only a neat army, sophisticated firearms and devout faith can bring hope to the people.
In addition, Umberto Corleone, the Elector of Tuscany and the Grand Duke of Iverland, also led eight thousand troops to Helmgart. The Knights of the Bull and the Elector
My most elite Knights of the Golden Fleece have all gone to the front line, and they are preparing to compete with the Brittanian Knights, who are known as the strongest in the old world.
Umberto also brought two regiments of great swordsmen and groups of halberdiers. In addition, the army of Aviland also had groups of musketeers and dwarf mercenaries. These came from the mountains.
The dwarves have already joined the imperial citizenship, and they don't care who their opponents are, as long as there is a sufficient supply of ale.
Now, tens of thousands of imperial troops are gathering in Helmgart. Tens of tents dotted around the city are crowded, like a forgotten ancient war chessboard. The residents of the city scramble to poke their heads in the windows and witness
They were eager to see the Elector and His Majesty the Emperor himself.
A black spot appeared in the sky, which attracted the attention of the Imperial Army. Imperial General Kurt Heilberg shouted to Ludwig Schwartzhammer, the Emperor's Flag Officer: "It's His Majesty! He's back."
Got it!"
"Get ready to greet His Majesty!" the emperor's flag officer roared with his loud voice. The gray-haired Ludwig's voice almost covered the entire military camp. In an instant, the imperial troops stopped what they were doing and prepared to greet him.
Dear emperor.
The figure of the Death Claw was like a bolt of lightning. It tore through the clouds and air, and landed in the imperial military camp. Karl Franz jumped down from the griffin, and he used his fists affectionately to gently rub the back of the griffin's neck.
Tap: "Good job, old man."
"Your Majesty~ Good morning."
"My lord, I salute you."
"My lord, are the knights from across the mountain coming?"
The emperor was loved by the army. Karl Franz's young and heroic appearance had a faint smile and comfort. Compared to scheming with the enemy nobles in the imperial court, the emperor preferred to stay in the military camp.
The army and soldiers always welcome their emperor, unlike the nobles who like to obey the emperor.
Wearing a gold cloak, a gold mask, a gold robe, and holding a gold staff, the great imperial alchemist Galt stepped forward steadily. He was about to say something to the emperor himself, but the imperial general Curt Helberg said first: "
My lord, are you back?"
"Yes, I'm back. I have good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear?" Karl Franz said with some humor in his voice.
"I want to hear bad news." A Reik Guard said loudly, and what he did caused a burst of laughter from the Imperial Knights.
"The bad news is that I have detected that Casfan and his army are marching on the Gray Lady's Road." The emperor let out a deep laugh. He didn't seem worried at all: "This is earlier than we estimated."
"What about the good news?" A Rick guard shouted after him.
"The good news is that we can have a big fight!" Karl Franz raised his hand, and the emperor shouted: "Get ready, my soldiers, get ready to fight with the knights on the other side of the mountain.
Are you going to have a big fight?!"
"Franz! Franz! Franz!" I don't know who started shouting. Everyone only knew that this shout came from the Griffin Great Swordsman Legion, and then gradually turned into a trickle.
Rivers, lakes and seas gradually evolved into violent storms.
"Franz! Franz! Franz!"
The shouts of tens of thousands of imperial troops shook the entire city of Helmgart and the nearby lands. The city walls were shaking, and everyone was chanting the emperor's name.
The face of Ludwig, the emperor's flag-bearer, was full of pride and pride. He was no longer young, but he was still willing to die for Karl Franz.
In his early years, Ludwig was the eldest son of a blacksmith in Iveyland. He awakened his talent when he was only nine years old and chose to join the army. His strong strength was soon noticed by the late Emperor Luitbold, and he was selected into the Swiss army.
He became a member of the Imperial Guard, and his reputation continued to rise in countless duels and wars.
However, as his popularity increased, Ludwig found that he had to attend various banquets and some indescribable noble activities. He had to see the corruption within the empire and the arrogance of the nobles, as well as hundreds of thousands of
The poor people struggled in pain, the nobles usurped the land of the peasants, many poor people worked hard but could only starve. Luitbold's connivance made the people's lives increasingly difficult, but Ludwig was unable to do anything.
So he gradually became taciturn and refused to change anything.
Everything changed after the young Emperor Karl succeeded his father. He felt a leadership quality in Karl that was different from other people, those corrupt nobles. He firmly believed that Karl could change the empire, so he voluntarily became the young emperor's personal
Guard, accompany him, become his sword and shield.
With the efforts of Karl Franz, a large amount of land was dug out by the emperor from the corrupt nobles and returned to the hands of the peasants. Groups of corrupted nobles were executed collectively, and their land was either taken back by the emperor.
Or were rewarded to meritorious soldiers, the Reichland took on a completely new look. Some decadent nobles hated the young emperor, but countless assassinations against Karl Franz were stopped by Ludwig and replaced him.
It's revenge from the emperor.
The emperor's flag-bearer firmly believed that as long as Karl Franz was still around, there would be hope for mankind.
Elector Umberto hung the holy sword "Mother of Destruction" on his waist. Seeing that the emperor's reputation was so high, his face was a little complicated, but the elector still stretched out his hand: "Please bear with me to interrupt you, Karl.
-Franz.”
"Of course, Your Excellency Umberto." Karl Franz was a little dissatisfied with someone interrupting him, but he still showed respect to Umberto. The elector in front of him was the only one who had experienced that great holy war.
The current Elector, he is over 200 years old this year. Looking at the seniority, it is enough for Karl Franz to call him great-grandfather.
"The scouts are here to report, the Fairy of the Lake's divinely chosen champion 'The Pious' Ryan Macado, the Duke of Wingford 'Long-Legs' Francois Aintry Tancred-Dwinford and several other knights
We have arrived in Uberserique." Umberto coughed a few times.
"My Majesty, what are you going to do?" (To be continued)